The SNS-led regime continues its pressure on the Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office (TOK). Following an indictment proposal, Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković announced the end of the “organized criminal group around the rogue Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office.”
Selaković, against whom the TOK filed charges in the Generalštab case, stated that he “sincerely looks forward to the trial” and announced the end of the “organized criminal group around the rogue TOK and its chief prosecutor Mladen Nenadić.”
“Finally, it will be seen who has been undermining the state, as this trial will target the people who wanted to change power without elections and through violence, acting on external orders. That is why I say this will mark their end. It will be shown that they do not do their job,” Selaković said during an appearance on TV Informer.
He also noted that neither he nor his defenders have yet received the indictment.
Selaković’s statements continue the narrative of the SNS regime determined to dismantle TOK.
Vučić Announces Pardons
President Aleksandar Vučić announced on 11 December that, in the event an indictment is filed regarding the removal of cultural heritage status from the Generalštab complex in Belgrade, he would pardon all those “allegedly involved in irregularities.”
“I will not allow them to prosecute those who are not guilty. I am guilty. I am the one who wanted to modernize Serbia. I am the one who wanted to bring in a major investor,” Vučić said recently in Niš.
He again insulted the prosecutors handling the investigation into abuse of office and document falsification, which led the government in May to remove the cultural heritage status from the Generalštab complex in central Belgrade.
Why TOK Filed Charges Against Selaković
The Organized Crime Prosecutor’s Office announced on 15 December that it filed charges against Minister of Culture Nikola Selaković, State Secretary Slavica Jelača, acting director of the Republic Institute for the Protection of Cultural Monuments Goran Vasić, and acting director of the City Institute for Cultural Heritage Protection Aleksandar Ivanović.
The charges concern suspected illegal actions during the process of removing cultural heritage status from the Generalštab buildings. They face accusations of abuse of office and falsification of official documents.
The investigation continues to determine whether other individuals may also bear criminal responsibility.
Selaković previously failed to appear at a TOK hearing, later showing up without a summons and outside working hours. He was subsequently issued a new summons.
Selaković’s Role in the Generalštab Case
On 10 July 2024, Selaković personally requested acting director of the City Institute for Cultural Heritage Protection Aleksandar Ivanović to submit a document proposing the removal of cultural heritage status from the Generalštab complex.
Ivanović testified on 29 September 2025 that he initially refused, stating he lacked the authority to submit such a proposal, but ultimately gave in under ministerial pressure. He stated he did not believe he committed a criminal offense.
Ivanović detailed that Selaković asked four times for the document to be labeled as a “proposal,” and State Secretary Slavica Jelača requested the same twice more during the meeting.
The Generalštab site, destroyed during the 1999 NATO bombing, is slated for a luxury development by Jared Kushner’s investment company, Afinity Partners.
The project is opposed by activists, opposition politicians, and part of the expert public.
